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R E M I T R O M G G PROCESS OF ORNAMENTING PAPER.

Patented Aug 16, 1887.

%Il/ s um UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES G. MORTIMER, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

PROCESS OF ORNAMENTING PAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 368,415, dated August 16, 1887. Application filed February 28. 1887. Serial No. 228,5:8. (No inodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CiLiRLEs G. MORTI- MER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Process of Ornamenting Paper; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in ornamental paper for general trade and various other purposes; and it has for its objects to provide for producing suitable designs thereon and for preparing the paper for the market, as more fully hereinafter specified.

My invention is principally designed to produce characteristic marks of various designs upon papers in fluid ink of a character impossible to obtain by the ordinary rulingpens, which can produce only straight lines of limited width; and to this end my invention consists in impressing the designs or characters on the paper by means of a roll having a yielding or elastic surface, which receives the ink in regulated quantities from a suitable oversetting strip of felt or cloth, which receives the liquid colors from an elevated reservoir,absorbs the same, and distributes them directly to the printing-roll in such quantity that the said roll will only take off a proper surface coating in a manner similar to that from an inking-roller, so as to transfer the same to the paper without danger of running or spreading, and in certain means whereby the paper is dried and wound upon a roll in marketable condition.

The above-mentioned objects I attain by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a diagram showing the method of ornamenting and preparing my paper for use. Fig. 2 is an elevation of a printing-roll having peripheral characters to be impressed upon the paper, and Fig. 3 is a crosssection of said printingroll.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A indicates a'roll of paper, the extended end of which passes over a roller, G, above. Over the said roll, and in proper relation thereto, is located a roller, 0, having a peripheral surface of rubber or other suitable elastic material, which is faced. with designs 0, of any desired character, to form the proper impressions upon the paper.

The letter D indicates a tank or reservoir, having a valved exit, E, extending over a felt cover or ink-feeder, F, secured to the lower part of the tank and overlapping theimpression-roller.

After leaving the impression-roller C and the carrying-roller G, the paper passes to a roller, G, receiving'an initial drying in the open air. From thence the paper passes around a hollow steam-heated drum, I, where it is heated to set the colors, then over the rollers H H to give it a final air-drying, and alternately under a steam-heated drum, 1, where it is finished, after which it is wound upon the roll K to prepare it for the market.

In order to support the paper, if necessary, an endless blanket or felt, L, may be passed under the paper and around the respective drums and supporting-rollers.

It is evident that my process is applicable to the production not only of infinitely-diversified designs upon the paper, but of designs in various colors or combinations of colors; hence I do not limit myself to any particular design or any particular color for the production of the same.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

l. The process herein described of applying ornamental designs in fluid inks to paper by passing the paper below a roller having a yielding surface of proper configuration and 5 receiving its ink from an oversetting strip of felt or-cloth, whereby the lines or designs are erly regulated quantities, substantially as IO imprinted without blurring or running, snbspecified. stantially as specified. In testimony whereof Iaffix my signaturein 2. The combination, with the impressionpresence of two Witnesses. 5 roller having yielding or elastic designs on its periphery, of the inking-pad extending CHARLES MORTIMER over the impression-roller, and the ink-sup- Witnesses: ply tank and regulating-cock, whereby the ink CHAS. D. DAVIS,

is supplied to the impression-roller in prop- M. P. GA.LLAN. 

